One reason why we may have one line packages is the demand FAANG places on applicants. On three job screens from three different companies, I was asked, "Which

One reason why we may have one line packages is the demand FAANG places on applicants. On three job screens from three different companies, I was asked, "Which npm packages have you created that we'd know about?" For many who are hell-bent on entering these companies, yet have no known packages under their belt, they very well might fire off a one line package that actually gets some downloads, to be better "prepared" when screened.